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6 hours ago, Duke Togo said:

So, they've now announced there will be a 4th season. I'm confused as to how the first game was covered in one season, but they need three seasons for the second game.

Not sure.

4 minutes ago, David Hingtgen said:

Dang, that's an expensive impulse buy, but I might have decided the same...

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Have you seen GPU prices????? MSRP for a 9070XT is a freakin' steal.

1st handheld, officially, announced with the Z2 Extreme CPU.

MSI Claw A8 announced ~ Rumors were true — MSI indeed has a Ryzen-powered handheld.

From the looks of it...

29 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

Can we get them to:

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Remove the Sequel Trilogy from canon  and have Tony Gilroy the helm?

In my head, I already did the first part. 🤣

46 minutes ago, mikeszekely said:

So, yeah, way more powerful than the Switch 1, but after 8 years so is your phone (probably).

'Granted...Ampere is 5 years old now.

On 5/7/2025 at 11:23 PM, mikeszekely said:

I see that the black Ally 2 has two USB ports, which is great, but if the battery life is worse than the Ally X that could be a non-starter for me.

We'll likely find out in 2 weeks at Computex. The black version may be an Xbox(?) version with the Ryzen Z2 Extreme while a White version will use an AMD Aerith Plus (successor to the SteamDeck's CPU). I'd wager that the battery life is probably on-par to the Ally X.

4 hours ago, Duke Togo said:

And it hasn't been published on either.

Remember kids, we're living in the age where everything is "Explosive", "shocking", "will rock the industry", etc... because nothing gets more clicks than click bait. Hell, the whole Youtube algorithm is based off click bait titles. YT channels have specifically said that because if they don't play the game, their video never gets seen by the audience. Same goes for news and "news". If it doesn't come with a blatantly obvious stupid headline, you'll never click on it.

My only complaint about the Ghorman scenes were, in particular, the city plaza felt too small to be a city square. I know they made a 500 sq ft set at Pinewood Studios but was there no other location in the world that would have made a more grander city square? For a city that dominates an entire entrance to a valley, that city square felt more like a town square. It felt more the size of the Cour Carrée outside of the Lourve Museum in Paris and less like a Millennium Park in Chicago or New Have Green in Connecticut. I felt it should have been bigger.

13 minutes ago, Tking22 said:

I don't know, Joel was a solid character, but I just didn't get as attached as others did from the first game, especially at the end, I figured someone somewhere should be wanting revenge, and there you go. I also loved the story of Last of Us 2, I know it's dark, and the message is pretty much revenge is bad and the cycle to seek it never ends, but it made perfect sense within the context of the first game's events. And the Abby "twist" was fantastic, I loved seeing the other side and getting dual protagonists basically being the other character's antagonist, it all worked for me. 

It's why I want see the producers (who also are the game's creators) recreate some of those kill montage videos folks have posted on YT. I really want the producers to show us how much anger and brutality Ellie is willing to demonstrate to get to Joel's killers.

I really want the producers to SHOW, not tell us, how far Ellie is willing to go to get revenge.

I haven't gotten around to this week's episode but found these hilarious.

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1 hour ago, Duke Togo said:

Speaking of legacy characters,

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having Benjamin Bratt step in for Jimmy Smits (whose schedule kept him from being available) was a pretty good pivot. Obviously, we'll be seeing more of him in the role this season (otherwise, why cameo the character in episode 6?).

Just a little FYI..

This is music from an human-looking but alien species from a long time ago from a galaxy far, far away. 🤷‍♂️

Another subtlety in the dance is Mon wasn't smiling (she was actually emotionless, just lost in the moment) and she was out of sync with the rest of the guests on the dance floor.

On 4/26/2025 at 4:27 PM, Duke Togo said:

I disagree on Mon Mothma. We're seeing this character on a journey, and I believe in where they're taking her.

I'm going to agree with this.

10 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

It seems like Mon Mothma has finally hit the point where she can no longer avert her eyes from the fact that people are killing, and/or dying, for the cause.

I would say it's more like it finally caught up to her. She tried to avoid crossing into that world but, that world and her's were on a collision course the moment she helped the rebellion movement.

5 hours ago, Big s said:

I get the point they were trying to make, but they did it in the worst possible way 

I didn't see it that way. I saw someone screaming in angst that they now would have to kill people, even those they considered friends. At that moment, she's not OK, but that's now a luxury Mon can no longer afford.

1 hour ago, pengbuzz said:

Not sure if they'll run with this or do their own version, but it looks like the Massacre is about to become canon on film/ TV.

Yes, the Ghorman Massacre is coming up (it was in the previews) in the coming arc or the following. And it was Rebels that made it canon. This show will actually show what happened. That event served as the tipping point and galvanized the Rebellion (i.e. if peaceful protests are treated the same as violent insurrection, then there is no more room for political action). For Mon Mothma, that event and the address to the Senate afterwards pushes her from being "just another tool" of the Rebellion to being THE leader (in the eyes of the galaxy) of the Rebellion (a tool of a different kind).

I thought they would drag this out but nope, guess we're doin' this. Get ready for some real brutal stuff.

As long as they stick to the 1-hour real time, I think I'll stick with The Pitt. I did finish the season and it was quite good. If they get around to making season 2, it's supposed to take place during the July 4th holiday (which is on a Friday in 2025). Gotta love humans playing with explosives combined with drinking and summer heat.

My one request for a season 2 is more Night-shift. Maybe start the season on the middle or coming off the night-shift. The combination of Shen-Abbott-Ellis-Walsh was probably one of the best parts heading into the tail end of the season. Also cuz, as the saying goes, nothing good happens after 2AM. Also with July 4 falling on a Friday in 2025, you know people are going to set off fireworks in the dead of night. Really, I want more night-shift next season. 

28 minutes ago, Big s said:

I still don’t get the female silver surfer, but it is what it is. I just wish they had better effects. She doesn’t look much better than that liquid terminator in t2

This Silver Surfer is Shalla-Bal (the male Silver Surfer’s lover in the comics). Essentially, multiverse shenanigans.

Seeing that’s how Silver Surfer is portrayed in the comics, I’m not sure how else you can portray someone that looks like liquid metal Terminator.

20 hours ago, Test_Pilot_2 said:

These came in, too... Zombies with little brains inside them. Picked up a blind bag which were really cool, too. Magic circles and all...

 

 

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4 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

Asus ought to step up their QC...

Wait for the day you have to deal with their warranty service. 🤣

4 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

Another minor complaint is that Best Buy advertises it as having three M.2 slots and two 2.5" bays

They never said the slots weren't already occupied, just that it had 3 M.2 slots and 2 bays.

4 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

As for the 2.5" bays, there's room in front of the PSU but no mounting hardware- no cages, no sleds, no caddies, nada. ... but I'm kind of irritated that a case that's probably 20-25% bigger than my old one can't properly fit a 3.5" drive.

SI doesn't provide additional mounting hardware for expansion. Why am I not shocked?

12 minutes ago, davidwhangchoi said:

Hi Mike, Costco membership is $65 with a 20 dollar gift card that can be applied to your order if you get the membership through groupon. 

'Already mentioned he doesn't have a Costco near him. 'Doesn't make sense to buy a membership you will never be able to take advantage of. Trust me, there's more to Costco than a lone computer. Much much more.

11 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

What it really comes down to is priorities.  Like I said, I wanted to upgrade my laptop, too, but I'm putting that off for the present to grab a desktop with an RTX 5080 instead of an RTX 5070 or 5070 TI.  I was also thinking about getting the Switch 2 at launch, but after the Nintendo Direct I'm going to hold off on that, too.

I'm gonna agree with this. Seeing that Nintendo is delaying preorders on Switch 2s and now Razer is delaying/halting US laptop sales, I'd probably reconsider any laptop purchases unless I know it's actually coming at the price they announced. Unfortunately, current desktop hardware supplies are dwindling and any incoming new stock coming in will likely see price increases. I've been keeping an eye on some things in the pipeline and they all saw a price increase in the past week. 

9 minutes ago, mikeszekely said:

Don't you have to be a member, though?  There's no Costcos around here, so I'm not.

For this deal, no. But if you don't have a Costco membership, there is a 5% surcharge on all purchases. So this deal is $2400+5% for non-members.

On 4/5/2025 at 7:47 AM, M'Kyuun said:

And from there, how long before it becomes militarized, enlarged, armed and armored, and we end up with AT-ATs? Not that I'm against the creation of a RW AT-AT, my favorite Star Wars vehicle, but the implications of such a thing actually existing could be troubling. Too, IMHO, while it looks really cool, it's pretty impractical- take out one leg and the whole thing would be one big useless pile of salvage.

Think you mean the AT-RT from Clone Wars.

Dogs have much more intimidation factor than a ATV with legs. Nothing like a 60-80lb animal sprinting at you at 30 mph who could tear your arm off.

For outdoor recreational use, it's the same as taking an ATV with you. You have to conserve energy to make it back to the home base so unless that thing is solar powered, which still wouldn't collect enough energy to keep something like that charged, it's not practical except for day-tripping. Going all-terrain with something like this feels like you should be going more than an overnight trip and I don't think it has enough fuel/battery power to go that long.

1 hour ago, Dynaman said:

Having a Dachshund that FIRST jumps all over us whenever she sees us I can see a dog doing just what Krypto does.

While not a dog owner, I have babysat and played with dogs who act exactly like Krypto. I’ve seen the “OMG! HI!”, as they put their full weight on you, the “ ‘Sup”, sniff you and walk away, to the “Who the eeeffff are you!!!!” with barking all the way.
Krypto reminds me of a couple of dogs. And dogs do realize when you’re acting differently. 

36 minutes ago, davidwhangchoi said:

 

Also FYI, for USA buyers, the $449 base console price is not adjusted for tariffs.

Me? Maybe pushing this purchase to Black Friday...2026.